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'HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1895. 7 AMUSEMENTS, PBALDWIN THEATER.—“The Wite.” CoLvNMTIA THEATER—“The Ensign.” CALITORNTA THEATER—“A Black Sheep.” MoROSCO'S OPERA-HOUSE — *Under the City 1 OPERA-HOUSE—“Maritana.” OrrREUM—High-Class Vaudeville. ATE BOARD OF TRADE EXWIBIT.—575 Market 1eet, below Second. Open daily. Admission free. BaY DISTRICT TRACK.—Races. PICNICS AND EXCURSIONS. cx, Camro—Sunday, August 4—Japanese Aerial arnival AUCTION SALES. BY KirLre & Co.—Thursday, August 1—Horses, corner Van Ness avenue and Market 8, CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. All the theaters were crowded last evening. The wife of Low Ah Sing obtained a divorce wne's will was admitted to probate The boycott of Sam Yup men was begun yes- terday in Chinatown. lack has r w of 1893 is ered a_decision that the onstitutional. tee jor the Italian nal arrangements yes- mm nounced its re obtal ned yester- rthington, making was seized on the upon her arrivel from at the bury, Bay District yes- Virgie A, Venus, neathed upwerd of | and other relatives, an accounting from e Consolidated Cali- placing with the au several large orders grape crop. ror Sutro, George work of expert- mission. as been acked by the 0 prepare a series of lec- in exhibit at Atlanta. 1 has been presented by the widow. It pot in the museum. | yesterday ring chas mittee reports n Harris, | were ar- ¢ driving in Golden ohnstone, a Coroner's t of man- and John AROUND THE WATER FRONT Thomas Whitmore, the Dead First Mate of the Bark McNear. GETTING IN LOWER MASTS. Shipping Matches as *“Japanese Ware " —Selzing Deerskins. Ships Due. The dispatch from Nanaimo yesterday morning, stating that the body of Thomas Whitmore had been found in the hold of the bark McNear when the vessel was fifteen days out from San Francisco, bound north, cleared up a water-front my stery. Tlxe day before the vessel saiied from this port, Whitmore, who was first mate, went ashore, saying he was unwell. He had been drinking, and as he was not seen to return it was supposed that he was place of meeting Major Hooper were desig- nated—at the Occidental Hotel, Wednes- day, August 14, at 8 . . Major Hooper, commander-elect, will say something to the =assembled com- panions on that eventful occasion. He was elected commander last May, but has not yet been installed. His duties as church vestryman and hotel manager may have required more of his time than he calculated when he ran for commander, and still so much more time may be ex- acted in these functions that he will be constrained to resign the honor of leadin, the Legion which his companions bestowes upon him. In that event Lieutenant- Colonel SBamuel M. B. Young, U. S. A, will be exalted to leadership. Colonel C. Mason Kinne was elected commander for one year, but has now served a year and three months and cannot reasonably ex- pect to serve after Wednesday, August 14, 1895. GADEN'S NEW TASK. He Has Begun the Work of Experting the Park Commission’s Books. Under instructions from Mayor Sutro, George T. Gaden yesterday began the work of experting the books of the Park Com- mission, which for the past eleven years have been kept by the secretary of the Park Commission, Miss V. Block. So far as he has gone, Mr. Gaden finds therecords and books have been excellently taken care of. He will thoroughly expert the A SETBACK FOR THE CITY, Judge Slack Declares the Street Law of 1893 Un- constitutional. THE POTRERO-AVENUE CASES. In Overruling the City’s Demurrer the Judge Gives an Impor- tant Declsion. A decision rendered yesterday by Judge Slack of the Superior Court makes the street law of 1893 unconstitutional as special legislation, though an appeal will be taken and the decision will have no effect until the case is passed upon by the Supreme Court. This decision is in the suit of Helen A. Landers vs. the Board of Supervisors, for a writ of review to annul the proceedings of the board in the matter of opening Potrero glass, Short and Stone were re- ice Uommissioners last night Vittman, Spillane and Robin- £ Hospital ye ,and died th £ notorious , and when jimmy” end | his pockets. | eTe SWOTnD to try the , meking four alto- . R! Dempter, 36 Glenn , and Nathan Crocker of 1912 homas Whitmore, whose body was | 1d of the bark McNear on her | 10, is supposed to have fallen atch betore the vessel sailed chief locating engineer of the ¢ Company, has resigned to ion of chief assistant engineer of oad. He will have supervision of road rout ouble in the board of directors of the , which resulted in the e of its members, came to ere were cliques and per- s in the board. feyer Strauss’ name was dropped mbership roll of the First Congre- urch because he wrote & private that reflected upon Dr. C. 0. Brown, the , and Deacon I orse. on N , Twenty-second and fell off a cable-car at Market vesterday. She was taken 10 the Receiving Hospital, where it was found that her right leg was fractured. line is evid: e for that ¢ tosecure semi- , with the San . C.) lines alter- Warrants were sworn out vesterday for the arrest of Fred Albrecht, president, and Henry W. Bockman, secretary ol the German-Ameri- can Laundry Company, and ‘“John Doe” Smith, real estate agent, for obtaining money vy inlée pretenses. Mrs. Florence Blythe-Hinckley has received offer from Chicage capitallsts for a long- term lease of the block bounded by Market, | Geary and Grant avenue. They promise to erect buildings on that site which have no superior in the City. Mrs. Edwards, who committed suicide Tues- v evening at 1151 Market street, did not try poison her four-year-old girl, Lois. She gave r paregorie, and not cyanide of pota: The little orphan girl will be adopted by Skerrett, 113 Webster street. , The Sisters of the Holy Family have rented a | house at | Sixth street for a branch d home, where children living south of Marke; t'will be cared for and 1¢d during the day r mothers’ absence. This work in the South Side is to be greatly extended. The Civic Federation is engaged in looking wup the law with & view to bringing suit against the Solid Eight on a charge of comspiring against the public welfare and to oust them from office. They are also considering in secret session other reform measures of importance. M. M. Barnet believes that if the Manufac- Association would meke Californians how great is the strain on the State’s Tesources caused by the purchase of foreign manufactures theré would be no difficulty in inducing them to patronize California institu- ond dsy’s session of the Afro-Ameri- ue congress yesterday was orderly by & large number of spectators. al committees were appoinied, papers read and President Morton explained a r which he said had been ussd to prejudice | delegates from the interior. Frank Franga, a teamster, who was arrested on complaint of the Merchants’ Association for ; & gurbage wagon through the streets out & cover, was severely reprimanded by ce Kerrigan in Judge Low’s court yester- and 1t was intimated that in future cases Tull penalty wouid be inflicted. According to President Marlatt, the National Labor Army, recently organized for the pur- pose of mmalgamating trades unions into a military body, is rapidly spreading. A regi- ment, hie says, has been formed in Los An- geles, and others haye started in some cities of the East, among them Chicago and Cincinnati. An inquest was held yesterday by the Cor- oner in the case of Walter Borlini, the youth who was killed in such a horiible manner by being caught in the shafting of the machinery 8t 512 Clay street on Monday morning. A verdict of accidental death, caused by the care- lessness of decensed, was the yerdict of the Cor- oner’s jury. The case of K. M. Smith against the Solid Eight of the Board of Supervisors for mal- fcasance in office was before Judge Slack yes- terday. His Honor said there had been an error in the assignment of the case; that it was intended to go to Judge Hunt's court. It will come before him Monday next. The ac- cused filed an answer and demurrer yesterda ;inldm:;mxm wants to file an amended co: The satg | consumptive. THE SHIP EATE DA VENPORT, THE BARK ANNIE JOcNSTONE AND THE BAREKENTINE PORTLAND PUTTING NEW LOWER MASTS IN. [Sketched yesterday by a * Call” artist.] on a spree, and another mate was shipped. | books and all records pertaining to the ex- | avenue, the suit of A. C. Weber vs. Street The few people who knew Whitmore say 1t is supposed that he went back to the vessel at night, | and, crawling around in the dark between { decks, fell into the hold on to the ballast and died from the effects of his injuries. Captain Trask of the wrecked Raphael, lost off Tanglefoot Island, Alaska, re- cently, states that the moorings at which his vessel lay were defective and they giving away, the Raphael drifted on the reei before her own anchors could check her. Three coasters, the ship Kate Davenport, bark Annie Johnson and barkentine Port- land, may be seen at Howard-street wharf taking in new lower masts, acd from the scene the shore-going spectator may see with what ease a few Tiggers and a set of shears made from two or three old spars can handle ana step in place the big sticks. C. Solomon, the commission broker who is accused by the Pacific Coast Steamship Company of shipping inflammable goods as ‘“‘Japanese ware,’”’ states that the charge is false, and as he always sent goods charges paid by the receiver he would have no reason to seek to evade any high freight charges by disgunising the dangerous char- acter of the goods. The officials of the company state that after the fires that nearly destroyed the Corona and Santa Rosa they overhauled several cases shipged by Solomon, and while they were labeled “Japanese ware” they contained matches. A demented woman was found wander- ing around the water front yesterday, tell- ing people whom she met that she was trying to escape from conspirators who were pursuing her. At the Receiving Hos- pital she said she was Mrs. C. W. Hartman, and had just arrived on the steamer from Shelton, Washington. She also stated that her husband was the District Attorney of that county. Mrs. Hartman was given the freedom of the corndor and during the temporar absence of the steward she crawled throug! an open window on the Larkin-street side and made her escape. BShe has not been recaptured, and it 1s feared she may have committed suicide, gs she threatened to do £0. The officers of the Fish Commissioners ieslerduy seized a bundle of deerskins on oard the steamer Humboldt, which had just arrived from Eureka. It is alleged that they were from animals killed out of season. William Moore, a boatman, was arrested yesterday afternoon on the water front, charged with battery upon Carl F. Neecha, the proprietor of a boarding-house on East street. Moore is a hard character and the man who beat Oyster Jack abouta year ago, from which injuries the latter never recovered. The Pioneer Yacht Club will have an outing at Angel 1sland next S8unday morn- ing, leaving Powell-street wharf at 10 o’clock. The deep-water ships expected to come in this week are: The Benjamin Sewell, 157 days from New York; Guy C. Goss, 154 days from Baltimore; Port Patrick, 152 days from Antwerp; Sierra Nevada, 138 days from Liverpool; Otterburn, 132 days from Newcastle, England; Lord Temple- more, 150 days from Manydown; Earl, 138 days from Burges; Alice, 180 days from Swansea; the Arkwright, 78 days; Castor, 66 days; Miltonburn, 60 days; and Do- minion, 66 days from Australia. THE LOYAL LEGION. All of the Companions Invited to Meet Major W. B. Hooper as His Guests. At a meeting of the board of officers of the Loyal Legion, held July 17, the follow- ing invitation was submitted: . q !s?)-;'FBAN{’flCOv July 16, 1895. To the Board of Officers, Commandery of Califor- nia, M. 0. Loyal Legion, U. S.—~DEAR A2 5 CompaNtoNs: 1 have the honor to request the presence of all companions of the order as my guests at the Occidental Hotel on the occasion of the next meetingof the commandery. Very truly yours, WiLiIAM B. HOOPER, Commander-Elect. Companicns Skelding and Schenck lost no time in urging immediate acceptance of Major Hooper’s agreeable proposition. A unanimous vote of acceptance was re- corded. More than that, the time and 1 | that he was not strong and appeared to be | He drank, but not to.ex- | | cess, and was rather quiet, even while un- | der the infiuence of liquor. | business. penditure of moneys during the past three »ark appropriations have been used. His report will be made to the Mayor per- sonally. CLAMCRING FOR JUSTICE Duped Shareholders of the German-American Laun- dry Company. Warrants Out for the Arrest of President Fred Albrecht and Two Others. Several angry shareholders of the Ger- man-American Laundry Company were in Judge Campbell’s court yesterday, clamor- ing for justice. Among them wers George P. Rochel, William R. Percy, P. V Frederickson and Matthias Viet. The company was incorporated on May 10. The president is Fred Albrecht, who has on several occasions been arrested for half-interest swindles, and the secretary is or was Henry W. Bockman, 235 Kearny street. The shares were sold for what the presi- dent and secretary could get. Some of the shareholders paid $1 per share, some $2 per share and at least one $10 per share. George P. Rochel, who bought 200 shares at §1 per share, swore out warrants for the arrest of President Albrecht and ‘“John Doe” 8mith, a real estate agent on Sixth and Market streets, for ‘obtaining money by false vretenses; and Wilham R. Percy, who bought 50 shares at $2 per share, swore out a warrant for the arrest of Bockman on a similar charge. Rochel said: “I saw the advertisement and called upon President Albrecht on June 8. He took me to 717 Mission street and showed me a lot of bundlesof laundry. He told me the company was to buy the most improved machinery ana do a bij Everything was paid for nng the company’s property was free from debt. I was looking for an investment and work combined, and it just suited me. ‘‘Albrecht took me to Smith’s real estate office on Sixth ond Market sireets, where I handed over §100 for 100 shares. Albrecht learned that I had more money, and he told me if I bought another 160 shares he would place me in charge of a central office and pay me a good salary, so 1 handed over $100 more. . “I waited for several days, but as noth- mg was being done I went to Albrecht and asked for an explanation. He told me it would be all right and my wages would go right on. I waited three weeks longer and saw_Albrecht again. I told him I was tired of waiting and would sell my shares for what they would bring. Albrecht re- plied: ‘Wait till I get a few more suckers and I will buy you out’; but I waited in vain.” The dissatisfied shareholders held a meeting about two weeks ago and ap- pointed Ellis Jones as secretary. A search warrant was obtaincd for the books of the company and they have been in Jones’' hands since. Jones says that the cash- book shows entries for articles paid by Albrecht, and on inquiry it was found they had never been paidfor. He thought Albrecht had go& altogether $600 in cash for himself and $345 for the company. The shareholders also found that Isaac Jessop had a mortgage on everything be- longing to the compnnF, including two horses and two carts, although Algncht told them everything was clear of debt. Judge Campbell fixed the bonds in each case at $2500. A Lodging-House Failure. Mrs. Margaret Wheelan of 341 Thirteenth street has filed a petition in iusolvency with debts of $1156 andi nominal assets. She con- ducts a lodging-heouse. The Survival of the Fittest. By retaining your baggage checks until you reach San Francisco and leaving same et any of our offices you will save money in the transfer of your baggage. Trunks, 35 cents each. Morton Special Delivery, 650 Market street échronicle building), 408 Taylorstreet and Oakland Ferry Depot.* ars, in order to ascertain just how the ! | Superintendent Ashworth et al,, and the suit of Robert R. Hind vs. the City and County et al., asking that these defendants be enjoined from proceeding under the act. The whole matter relates to the extension of Potrero avenue, which these three plaintiffs are endeavoring to prevent. ‘The City began the extension proceedings under the street law passed March 23, lgsa, ap- plicable to cities of over 40,000 inhabitants, which law repealed the act of 1889. When the suits against the City were begun, the City ana County Attorney presented a demurrer, and it 1s on this demurrer that Judge Slack has handed down the opinion that the act of 1893 is unconstitutional. The Judge quotes the opinion of Justice Temple of the Supreme Court in the case of Dorcey vs. the Mayor of San Jose, and | he says: The act is special legislation, because it ap- plies only to cities and cities and counties of 40,000 inhabitants and over; and being special legislation it is unconstitutional, because it applies to & case, to wit, eminent domain, where a general law can made applicable, contrary to the constitution, article 12, section 25, subdivision 33. If, as in this decision, the law of 1893 is finally set aside, the previons law will again go into effect, reviving the commis- sions for the opening of Market, Post, Six- teenth, Nineteenth, Twenty-first and Twenty-second streets, and possibly affect- ing other street and sewer projects. 1t is the general orinion at the City Hall that the decision will affect the new Elec- tion Commission. The act creating this commission applies to cities of 150,000 peo- le, or more, and it is held that if Judge lack’s decision is maintained this act wil also have to be regarded as class legisla- tion. O FEDERTON WOB After a Good Foundation fora Suit Against the Solid Eight. Several Reform Measures Being Dally Considered at Its Se- cret Sessions. No definite steps have yet been taken by the Civic Federation to institute suit against the Solid Eight Supervisors, charging them with conspiracy against the public welfare and asking for their re- moval from office, but the matter has not by any means dropped out of their minds. In fact the provosition is just now en- grossing a large share of the daily secret sessions being held by that organiza- tion. Bome there are who are unwilling to have the proceedings begun until there is absolute certainty that conviction can be secured. In deference to the wishes, therefore, of the more conservative mem- bers the law in the case is being thor- oughly examined by several attorneys. A final report is expected from the legal counselors of the body, and if it is favor- able to bringing the suit the necessary R‘apers will be promptly drawn and filed. 'his report is expected to be submitted within the next week. ““There seems to be an impression among the less informed public that we are not accomplishing much, that we are moving too slowly,” said George T. Gaden of the Civie Fe!emfion yesterday. ‘“We are not allowing any grass to grow under our feet, however, and are working toward our ob- jects as r:nidéy as circumstances will per- mit. At our daily meetingsseveral reform measures are considered, but we do not propose to make their nature public till we are ready to teke action in them. “‘No good is accomplished by announc- ing from time to time that this, that and the other great work is to be undertaken by our organization and then failing to make good our promises. Every movement that we begin will first be thoroughly dis- cussed and considered, and only when we have matters in such shape that publicity will not interfere with our success will they be annouced through the press.” Mr, Gaden’s_attention was called to the Sacramento dispatch published yesterday morning wherein it was stated that the Civic Federation had used its influence to prevent the appointment of Percy Hender- son _as Superintendent of Cemeteries by the Board of Health of San Francisco. He denied that such was the case, going 80 far as to state that he had attended every meeting of the Civic Federation and that Percy Henderson’s name was not even mentioned at any of them. —————————— ADJUTANT F. A. BROOKS. Colonel N. T. James Has Made a Report on His Case to the Governor. In compliance with orders from general headquarters of the National Guard, Colgnel N. T. James of the Governor’s staff has examined all the correspondence between the Adjutant-General's office at Sacramento and Lieutenant Frank A. Brooks of the Naval Battalion. Colonel James made his report to Major- General Dimond Tuesday evening, and it is presumed that the document will reach the adjutant-general to-day or to-morrow. Colonel James said yesterday: “I was not instructed to proceed beyond an ex- amination of the correspondence between the adjutant-general’s office and Lieu- tenant Brooks. 1 did examine all letters passing between General Allen and Lieu- tenant Brooks, and my rePort states the result of the investigation.” It is said in other quarters that Adjutant Brooks has not committed an offense so grievous as to require court-martial pro- ceedings. In a certain sense, he was authorized to modify and change orders for the convenience of the service while General Allen held sway at Sacramento. However, Brooks intends to resign, any- way, no matter how the affair is settled. ] THETIKP_L_AYH[]USES. Midweek Notes of What Is Going on in the Theat- rical Circles. ‘““The Wife” at the Baldwin To- Night—The Trilby Dance at the Callfornla. The engagement of the Lyceum Theater Company is drawing to a close, and the theater-goers are showing their apprecia- tion of the talent of the members of the organization by filling the Baldwin nightly. This evening * The Wife” will be presented, and to-morrow night * The |\Case of Rebellious Susan” will again be offered. “The Ideal Husband” will be played for the last time at the Saturday “Too Much Maud Haslam, with Johnson.” matinee. This company will be followed on Monday by William Gillette with the reat metropolitan success, “Too Much §ohn!0n." All the members that were in the original cast will appear. California Theater. That artistic combination of music and comedy arranged by Hoyt and called ““ A Black Sheep” still draws large houses. The Trilby dauce by Hattie Wells in bare feet is a real novelty and has proved a great hit. The ‘' Black Sheep” will run during the remainder of the week, The Columbia. At this pretty and comfortable play- house, the exciting naval drama *‘The En- sign,” with the full strength of the Frawley Company, was witnessed last evening by alarge audience. The stage- setting is superb and the thrilling situa- tions rivet the attention of the onlooker from the rise to the fall of the curtain. The naturalness of Little Mildred when she appears before President Lincoin to plead for the release of the ensign and offers him her doll for a pardon for him wins for her deserved applause every evening, The drama will be contin- ued until Sunday nightand will by request be followed by “All the Comforts of Home.”” Morosco's Grand Opera-House. The crowded house at Morosco’s last evening was proof of the popularity of the melodrama “Under the City Lamps.” 1tis a play full of action, with much nat- ural dialogue characteristic of the people the dramatist has placed on the boards. There are a number of striking scenes which form splendid tableaux. The tank scene, during which a blind girl is thrown in by an old hag and is rescued by the hero, is very exciting. The Tivoli. The ever-pleasing opera ‘‘Maritana’ still fills the Tivoli Opera-house nightly and with_an audience that is delighted with the singing of West, Hartman, Laura Mil- lard and other members of the ever-popu- lar troupe. The Orpheum. The exceilent variety programme pre- sented at the Orpheum is a great drawing card. The acts of the many artists win the plaudits of the audiences, all being meritorious, German Theater. “Der Weisse Hirscn’’ (The White Deer) is to be presented on Sunday evening by the Conried German Comedy Company at the Baldwin Theater. The piece con- tains many witty sayings, funny situations and droll combinations. Macdonough's Thea ter, On Monday night next Hoyt's ‘‘A Black Sheep” will be produced at the Macdon- ough Theater, Oakland, and will be con- tinued for two nights and Wednesday matinee. FOR AN ACCOUNTING. A Consolidated Virginia Mine Stock- holder to Sue the Superintendent. Edward D. Spring, a leading stockholder in the Consolidated California and Vir- inia mine, is about to sue D. B. Lyman, e superintendent of the mine, for an ac- counting. He will also demand, it is stated, an investigation of the superin- tendent’s actions as the representative of the stockholders at the mine. A year ago, according to Mr. Spring, the mine was Plying monthly dlndcnds at the rate of 25 cents a month, but these were suddenly cut off. The stockholder intimates that he will charge the superin- tendent with improperly using his knowl- edge of the mine for stock manipulations. A NEW BLOCK ON MARKET Offer of Chicago Capitalists to Mrs. Florence-Blythe Hinckley. AT LAST IN POSSESSION, The Heiress’ Attorneys Say She Has Complied With All Legal Formallties. Mrs. Florence Blythe-Hinckley hascom- plied with all the legal formalities and is now practically in possession of the long- contested fortune which makes her a con- spicuous figure among the wealthiest women of the country. Such isthe view of her attorneys, who consider the great legal war over the Blythe estate ended. Yesterday afternoon the bonds and de- crees were recorded and Mrs. Hinckley, accompanied by her husband and her at- torneys—W. H. H. Hart and Thomas B. Bishop—went to the office of Public Admin- istrator C. Freese and made a formal demand for the estate. Mr. Freese post- poned his answer until to-day, and said that he might apply to the Supreme Court for instructions. “The appeal will be useless and is none of the Administrator’s business,” said Mr. Hart afterward. Mr. Freese stated that he bid not wish to keep the property from Mrs. Hinckley, but desired to protect him- self. He proposes to act cautiously be- cause of the appeals from rival claimants, two of whom have already warned the Ad- ministrator not to turn over the estate. The heiress had a debonair and confi- dent air during her conference with her attorneys at W. H. H. Hart's office yester- day, and she tripped to the elevator with the smiling abandon of a care-free child. ‘When questioned as to the disposition the young lady proposed to make of her property, Mr. rt said she had not sig- nified her intentions as yet. but tbat she was in receipt of an offer from Chicago capitalists who desired to lease the block bounded by Market, Grant avenue and Geary streets. They proposed a long term lease and their offer included the erection upon that site of builaings which would have no superior in San Francisco, and few, if any,in the United States. It was probable that if the Chicagoans secured the lease they would immediately begin the work of removing the present build- ings and the construction of the new. There are some debts against the estate, which, with the attorneys’ fees, will ab- sorb about a third of Mrs. Hinckley’s newly acquired wealth. The present value of the estate is be- between $3,000,000 and $4,000,000. Accord- ing to an appraisement of a year ago it is worth $3,348,831. It consists chiefly of the block in this City which stands for two- thirds the amount of the fortune and the improvements thereon, a share in the City of Paris store, valued atupward of $100,000, the Golden Rule Bazar, Radovich’s liquor- store and the Popular Restaurant puild- ing, aggregating $112,500; 80,000 acres of land in San Diego County, and a large tract of 1and in Mexico. Upward of $200,- 000 in money is in possession of the Public Administrator. There is some personal property, including jewelry once the prop- erty of Blythe. Promissory notes and fur- ther cash on hand aggregate about $200,000, NEW HOME FOR CHILOREN Sisters of the Holy Family Establish a Branch on Sixth Street. They Carry Their Work of Caring for Little Ones by Day In the Southside. The Sisters of the Holy Family have de- cided to establish a branch of their “‘day homes” in the thickly populated district south of Market street and bave already secured quarters for the beginning of their good work. The plan adopted is to begin on a smali scale and extend the accommodations as demands on the institution grow from time to time. With this end in view the dwelling-house at 425 Sixth street has been rented and placed under the care of Sister Dolores. There are eight rooms in the house. These will be divided into class- rooms, and there will also be a refectory and kitchen with a department for very young children. For the present it is be- lieved that the accommodations will be ample, but once the day home is firmly es- tablished the Sisters’ commumty will look around for a building site and build a suit- able house or rent a large place adapted to the caring and teaching of children." The sisters Laye four institutions now in this City. One is on Powell street, in the North Beach district, where several hun- dred little folk are taught, fed and cared for six days a week wfiile their mothers are out working for a living. Anotheris on Hayes street, near Polk, and it houses just as many children during the day. he mother-house is at Hayes and Fill- more streets, and the fourth is this new branch south of Market street. The move to Sixth street has been long under contemplation, for the very reason that that neighborhood more than any other in the City perhaps needed such an institution in its midst. As soon as the new home is furnished and ready to re- ceive children it will be thrown open, and working women will then be made ac- quainted avith its objects. The new home has beenfgiven a generous welcome by the pastors of the parishes in which its mis- sion will be conducted. e s THE ITALIAN FETE. Final Arrangements for the Proceed- ings on September 20. The executive committee of the Italian celebration, September 20, made known yesterday the definite arrangements de- cided upon for the fete. Proceedings will open with a grand ball in the Garibaldi Hall, which will be in- augurated with the reading of 2 roem com- posed especially for the occasion, as well as the singing of patriotic songs by a grand chorus. On the day following the ball, September 21, Washington Square and the adjacent streets will illuminated. A concert and a display of fireworks will be given in the square. On Sunday there will be a grand pro- cession with allegorical floats, representing the hundred cities of Italy. This will be followed by a barbecue at Harbor View Park, with magnificent fireworks in the evening, representing the principal char- acters in modern Italian_history, such as Carlo Alberto, Victor Emanuel, Cavour, Mazzini, etc. Each figure will be accom- panied by an appropriate historial motto. The honorary president of the fete is Vice-Consul ?;w. Grimaldi, and the resident is G. Caligaris. A telegram has en dispatched to the Minister of the In- terior at Rome, asking in the name of the Italian colony that the warship Chris- tofero Colombo, with King Humbert’s nephew on board, be sent to San Francisco in time for the 20th of September. A gnml banquet to the officers is already ing planned. ——————— The Railroad Commission. The Railroad Commissioners met yesterday and discussed the proposition of including the ©akland and Haywards electric line with transportation companies under their control, The matter was referred to Attorney-General Fitzgerald. e B R T 57 AT L B HOSPITAL CHANGES. Drs. Somers, Berry, Deane and Mays Are Relieved. Dr. Somers, head surgeon at the Receiv- ing Hospital, and Drs. Berry, Deane and Mays, assistant surgeons, retired from their positions yesterday. Dr. Berry was on duty till midnight, and he was relieved by Dr. Thompson, one of the new ap- pointees. Dr. Weil, head surgeon, and Drs. Fitzgibbon and Bonnell will all pe on duty to-day at their respective assign- ments. Steward Trewin will not retire for about two weeks yet. The retiring surgeons have earned the grantude and respect of all who hayve been roucht to the hospital by their skill and attention. Dr. Berry has been assistant surgeon for mnearly five vears and Dr. Deaue for four years. Outside of the patients those who have had business at the hospital have always been treated by them and by Dr. Somers with the utmost courtesy, and they carry with them the sincere wishes of many for their future success. 25 L SR George Knight Still Holds On. George A. Knight still holds the office of at- torney of the Board of Health. Dennis Spen- cer has asked him in aourteous manner to give it up, but Mr. Knight does not comply with the request. The way is now open for Mr. Spencer to institute quo warranto pro- ceedings and thus bring the case intocourt to test whether the position is elective or ap- pointive. Replying to a suggestion that the Governor had nothing else to give his old friend Dennis Spencer, Mr. Knight said: “Yes, he had. There was Code Commissioner, worth $3000 & year. Why didn’t he appoint Spencer to that osition instead of appointing him attorney for the Board of Health after he had cut off the appropriation for the salary of the place and guyed the position as useless?” ROYAL Baking Powder has been awarded highest honors at every world’s fair where exhibited. NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. m (AL nAYTTAN AnD Co INCORPD mEf\TRE PROPS. Last 3 Nights! Last Matinee Saturday! DANIEL FROHMAN'S LYCEUM THEATER COMPANY! To-night (Thurs.) and Sat. Night—Only Times, TELE WWIFE. Friday Night Only, THE CASE OF REBELLIOUS SUSAN. Saturday Matinee—Unly Time AN IDEAL HUSBANDI SEATSREADY TO-DAY TOO i, MUCH JOHNSON GILLETTE (Management of Charles Frohman). And THE ORIGINAL CO. Engagement Begins Next Monday Evening lu s Co INCORPD THEATRE ) Proes. LAST 5 PERFORMANCES OF THE FUN CARNIVAL! EHOoOYTIT'S A BLACK SHEEP With OTIS HARLAN as “HOT STUFF.” DON'T MISS SEEING THE | TRILBY DANCE! The Great Eastern Sensation. Last Matinee Saturday. Last Performance Sunday Next. Baldwin Thelter—h[ondln’y Next, Aug. 5. “TOO MUCH JO N With WILLIAM GILLETTE. FRICOLANOLR.GOTTLOD & Co- LESSES AMDMANAGERS -+ “*With all his skill the jeweler is far behind the billposter, for the Ilatter often makes genuine diamonds out of paste.’” OUR OUR COMPANY ATTRACTION IS PURE AS DIAMONDS. The Glorious Naval Drama, “4pEE ENSIGN” BY THE FRAWLEY COMPANY. TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE Mrs. ERNESTINE KRELING Proprietor & Manages EVERY EVENING THIS WEEK: WALLACE'S Ballad-Opera, “MARITANA!” ——NEXT WEEK!—— “VTEARTETALY FIRST APPEARANCE OF GEORGE H. BRODERICK BASSO. Popular Prices—25c and 50c. MOROSCO’S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. The Handsomest Family Theaterin America. WALTER MOROSCO. ...Sole Lesses aud Manages EVERY EVENING AT EIGHT, Second and Last Week of JOSEPH J. DOWLING In the Big Eastern Success, “UNDER THE CITY LAMPS!” EvENING PRICES—26¢ and_50c. Family Circle and Gallerv. 10c. Usual Matinees Saturday anda Sunday. ORPHEUM. O'Farrell Street, Between Stockion and Powell. TREMENDOUS SUCCESS OF OUR NEW BILL A Revelation in Yaudevil'e Enterprise ! THE FAMOUS JORDAN FAMILY, THE_MARTINETTIS, KENNEDY and LORENZ, JOHNNIE CARROLL THE BLAND SISTERS, THE_GARNELLAS MAUD HARRIS MUHLEMANN TRIO, Reserved seats, 25¢; Balcony, 10c; Opera cnaird and Box seats, 50c. RUNNING m RUNNING RACES! RACES CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB RACES, SPRING MEETING! BAY DISTRICT TRACK, Races Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursd. Friday and Saturday—Rain or Shine, Five or more races each day. Racesstart at 2:30 . 3. sharp. McAllister and Geary street cars pass the gate. PICNICS AND EXCURSIONS. EL CAMPO. EXTRA ATTRACTIOY NEXT SUXDAY, AUGUST 4 Commencing at 1:30 P. M. JAPANESE AERIAL CARNIVAL! Pretty Phantasma in the Air! Lifelike Forms of Human Beings, Birds, Animals, Fishes and G) ue Objects Flosting ‘Through Space. FARE AS UsUAL 25 CENTS. Steamers Ukiah and James M. Donahue ‘Will leave Tiburon Ferry 10:30 A. ».. 12:10, 2:00 Returning leave El Campo a; 11:18 :00 and 5:00 P. 3. and 4:00 ». M. A, 1